The Problems of Rural Water Supply in Asosa Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State
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201-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Water is one of the basic necess iti ~s for survi val and soc io-economic deve lopment, and access to
safe water and adequate sa nitation is a uni versal lIeed ami basic human right. The lacks of access
to improve drinking water still a serious problem in many As ia and African countries.
However, it is lacking in most of rura l areas of Asosa woreda in general and the two study
kebeles in paliicu lar. In addit ion to limited provi sion of this bas ic service in the study area,
sign ifica nt numbers of watcr supply schemes that cont ribute for service coverage arc also poorly
managed; provide service with problems and others llIal-fullctioning at any ti me. So, the study
has tried to fi nd so lut ion for rural water su pp ly to continucd services for long.
In order to obta in the required information, that the objective of the study, sampl ing techniques
were employed. In ca rrying out the study, the researcher se lected 70 HH beneficiaries. Data
obtai ned frolll HH survey were mainly analyzed quant ita ti ve ly wh ile in format ion from FGDs,
KII, and observation were analyzed qua litat ive ly to supplement data from HH survey.
As far as the fi ndings, the survey resuits fo und that the lack of proper managi ng or functionality
of the scheme.s or lack of protected springs have been major prob lems and for seeable bottlenecks
in the study area and the majority of communities in the study area whi ch 86'10 depend all ull safe
water sources and covering these large segments of the commun ity in the short period of time and
in foreseeable future could be a challenge. So, the cOlllmu nity should be given awareness rind gel
supported on safe use of unprotected water sourccs such as boi ling, before use and through
provision of chemi cal disinfecta nts so that they arc rescued from water-born and water-re lated
hea lth problems. Besides, cleaning and clearing of unprotected water sources to minimize the
infestat ion of microbes and other mi cro-orga ni sms are also importa nt.
In addition, most of the schemes are also found poorly managed poor qua li ty and provide services
with problems. The survey resul ts revea led that schemes are managed by communit ies through
water cOlllmittees wl:o are respoll sib le is given or Ill:lnagcd by.
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The Problems of Rural Water Supply in Asosa Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State